Manliness and the Boys' Story Paper in Britain: A Cultural History, 1855-1940

by Kelly Boyd

Book Overview

Acknowledgements Introduction: Fiction for the Working Lad PART I: READERS AND WRITERS Boys' Lives: Boys' Education, Work and Leisure, 1855-1940 Publishers and Strategies: From Family Firms to Mass Marketing PART II: 'REVEL IN YOUR BOYHOOD': VARIETIES OF MASCULINITY Victorian Manliness, Upper-Class Heroes and the Ideal of Character, 1855-1900 The Democratization of Manliness at the Turn of the Century, 1880-1920 Balance, Self-Control and Obedience...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333641728
• ISBN13: 9780333641729
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 9.0"